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Posted: November 15 2003 at 12:15pm |
can any one tell me what kind of crab this is and is it good or bad? just got a live rock and he came out of it.
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Posted: November 15 2003 at 5:24pm |
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Looks like a type of acro crab....
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Posted: November 15 2003 at 10:12pm |
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I agree because of coloration and size, although size is not clear from the pics. If it's carapice (body shell)is less than an inch...hmmm Anyone?
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Posted: November 15 2003 at 10:29pm |
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yeah it is about an inch. kinda looks like a emerald crab.only its black and white. he's in a bag still till i find out if he's safe around corals or not. ;)
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Posted: November 15 2003 at 11:03pm |
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I was thinking there was some color like blue on it. If it's just black and white, then a sump (if not yours then a friends sump), is a great place to put unknowns for obsevation. Are you a risk taker? A bad crab can get big and mean pretty fast.
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Posted: November 16 2003 at 7:28am |
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thats a good idea i did not think about that.thanxs mark
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Posted: November 17 2003 at 3:10am |
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Here is my best effort on .it.....LOOK out....Ghost crab....like to make hom ein soft corals....I have removed three thoust far from the old tank....one from a Xenia....one from a Lobophsyillis...and one from a flame scallop.....still haven't figured that one out
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Posted: November 17 2003 at 12:28pm |
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well i put him in my refug well see what happens.. lol
thanxs for all the input.
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Posted: November 17 2003 at 2:30pm |
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Can you get a better pic? one out of the bag? I certainly wouldnt kill it. Looks pretty cool. Let us know how it does in the sump
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Posted: November 17 2003 at 6:53pm |
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i will try to get some better pics.
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Posted: November 17 2003 at 7:25pm |
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Posted: November 17 2003 at 8:44pm |
Very, very good pics. (one pic doubled the screen width though)
Those dark tips on the ends of it's claws seem to say "danger area". It doesn't look like a friendly reef safe crab to me, but that's just a guess, until someone id's it.
Jake...
It may eat that red grape algae, especially if not fed.
What have you been feeding it? You could try throwing in a small chunk of frozen brine shrimp or some hydrated freeze dried krill.
Has the algae been growing for you?
The area of the refugia in the pic looks kind of bare. Is it set up as an RDP?
What other algae is in there?
Sorry for all the questions. I just can't help but notice and wonder. It's in my nature. 
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Posted: November 18 2003 at 8:36am |
i just got the red this week. this is a 2nd refug i set up on sunday has not had time to grow yet  i'm using 24 7 over my refug. i have some rasmosa, sawblade a leaf kind not sure what the name is and grape. i'm hoping that the red bubble will grow good. i have not feed the crab yet.
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Posted: November 18 2003 at 12:07pm |
Much better pictures. Looks like a fountain crab to me. Are those patches black or are they a dark purple? Either way, I would think it is reef safe, but most people would say keep it in the sump just in case.
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Posted: November 18 2003 at 12:35pm |
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the patches are brown on the legs and dark brown to black on his back.
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Posted: November 18 2003 at 1:29pm |
Watch for those spots to color up. If they do, let me know and I will show you some cool stuff with them. Either way just keep track of him, and don't lose him if you can help it.
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